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Maurice Cass

Acting Born Oct 12, 1884 Vilna, Russian Empire [now Vilnius, Lithuania] 24 credits

Biography

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Maurice Cass was a character actor in numerous films and television shows. Born in Lithuania, he came to the US to pursue an acting career. His slight build, frizzy hair and pince-nez glasses cast him as the "absent minded professor" or eccentric scientist type in many of his films, such as the character who discovers the element kryptonite in Adventures of Superman. He is best remembered for his role as Professor Newton in the 1954 TV science fiction series Rocky Jones, Space Ranger.

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Full filmography

  • Adventures of Superman (1952) as Meldini
  • The Baroness and the Butler (1938) as Radio Announcer
  • Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) as Handwriting Expert (uncredited)
  • Rocky Jones, Space Ranger (1954)
  • Blood and Sand (1941) as El Milquetoast
  • Forbidden Moon (1956) as Prof. Newton
  • Naughty But Nice (1939) as Mr. Maurice, First Witness (uncredited)
  • We're Not Married! (1952) as Radio Station Organist (uncredited)
  • Follow Me Quietly (1949) as Book store proprietor
  • No, No, Nanette (1940) as Art Critic
  • Angel on My Shoulder (1946) as Lucius (uncredited)
  • Wife vs. Secretary (1936) as Mr. Bakewell (uncredited)
  • Mission to Moscow (1943) as Yugoslavian President (uncredited)
  • Mrs. Parkington (1944) as Shopkeeper (uncredited)
  • Two Sisters from Boston (1946) as Music Master (uncredited)
  • Exposed (1938) as Aloysius J. Meggs
  • Up in Arms (1944) as Dr. Jones
  • The Son of Monte Cristo (1940) as Max, Tailor
  • Lady with Red Hair (1940) as Scenic Artist (uncredited)
  • The Last Train from Madrid (1937) as Waiter (uncredited)
  • Crash of Moons (1954) as Professor Newton
  • Sorrowful Jones (1949) as Psychiatrist (uncredited)
  • Second Fiddle (1939) as Alex Blank
  • High School (1940) as Franklin Jefferson